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« on: March 05, 2020, 08:34:47 AM »
I've fitted the Electrex world unit to my CB350F and it's working fine.
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« on: February 13, 2020, 11:25:19 AM »
...and go steady. It's not impossible to crack the casings if you're heavy handed.
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« on: February 08, 2020, 11:17:06 AM »
If you use them for indicator bulbs you need to do one of two possible modifications because the LED bulbs only draw a small current which isn't enough to operate a standard bi-metal strip flasher unit.
Either
1. Wire a ballast resistor in PARALLEL with each of the 4 indicator bulbs to increase the current draw.
Or
2. Fit an electronic flasher unit which operates at the correct rate regardless of the amount of current flowing in the circuit. This would be the better option and, if you fit a high power electronic flasher unit it will work with LEDs, filament bulbs or a combination of both.
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« on: January 28, 2020, 06:57:06 PM »
I have a 1996 900 Diversion (with a rare working gauge) and I start to look for a garage after about 150/160 miles.
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« on: January 18, 2020, 08:11:29 AM »
Silvers did do the rivet type pin but I just used a small stainless steel dome head bolt and a nyloc nut.
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« on: January 10, 2020, 09:11:33 AM »
Sounds like the engine breather.
There should be a breather tube which exits just below the front of the swinging arm. if the smoke is coming from behind the side panel then it may be that this tube has become disconnected or is missing.
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« on: December 30, 2019, 08:06:00 AM »
As Bryanj mentioned the regulator/rectifier combination on these early bikes is pretty crude so I would stick with either a traditional lead/acid or possibly an AGM. Gel, and particularly lithium batteries need a very specific and well controlled charging regime.
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« on: December 07, 2019, 04:12:11 PM »
I have a 1974 CB350F and needed to mount a top box. As this a fairly rare bike in the UK there was no source for a model specific rack but (dubiously) I bought a universal rack from eBay and it tuned out to be a good fit. It was powder coated rather than chromed but it did the job till a model specific one turned up on eBay in the USA.
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« on: September 23, 2019, 07:32:22 AM »
Sorry. I wasn't clear.
When I rebuilt my Diversion carbs the bike fired up after turning it over on the starter a few times so the fuel pump must have been energised during cranking.
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« on: September 22, 2019, 07:21:24 PM »
When I converted my VW beetle to efi I wired in a direct supply to the pump using a momentary push switch so that I could prime the system should I need to.
I'm surprised that there was no power to the pump on cranking. When I rebuilt my carbs I made sure I had a fully charged battery then just kept cranking the engine over till it fired (which it did).
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« on: September 22, 2019, 08:17:11 AM »
As Bryan says!
As a safety feature on the Diversion (and most modern machines with an electric fuel pump) the pump only operates when the engine is turning so if you have completely emptied the carbs it can take a long time to fill them up again just turning the engine on the starter. By wiring an external supply to the pump you primed the system and filled the carbs so that it would fire up no problem and keep running properly. I have a 1996 900 Diversion.
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« on: September 19, 2019, 10:18:49 AM »
You can get Dowty washers in small quantities and in a large variety of sizes on eBay.
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« on: August 29, 2019, 03:31:26 PM »
That looks really nice. I chose a Rover colour for mine too. BRG metallic.  For me the 350F is all about the 4 into 4 but the system you have on there certainly doesn't look out of place.
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« on: August 28, 2019, 08:09:25 AM »
I'm using Boyer too and I would definitely recommend their system.
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« on: August 17, 2019, 07:20:35 AM »
Try to find a suitable colour of special caliper paint as they are resistant to brake fluid spills.
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